CHAPTER 322. A NAUGHTY GIRL. I’m so sorryLevi wanted the ground to swallow him up.“It wasn’t a coincidence…” he stammered, his voice breaking. “It wasn’t a coincidence that I found him.”“No, it wasn’t,” Noémi replied. “I believe you when you say you didn’t know him, but that doesn’t change the fact that he approached you for information. Try to remember, Levi, what did you tell him?”He felt tears of anger and helplessness welling up in his eyes, and he ran his hands through his hair as if he wanted to tear it out.“I… I did tell him, damn it, I did! I told him what time we were going to have dinner, what time you were getting off work,” he murmured as guilt consumed him. “I told him you were important to me.”Noémi swallowed hard and took a deep breath. Everything hurt, but at that moment, more than ever, she knew she had to take control of the situation.“Open the door, please,” she asked, and Levi obeyed. Milo came in immediately and gave him a stern look. “Leave him alone, Mil

CHAPTER 324. A NAUGHTY GIRL. For nowThree days, five, a week. Levi hadn't heard a thing from Noémi, only that she had been discharged from the hospital. He didn’t want to text her because he had no idea where things stood between them. But the worst part was that Danna had given him unsettling news: Noémi had been out of the hospital for days, and still, she hadn’t contacted him.That evening, he closed the shop after Danna left, wishing her a good rest. He spent a long time staring at his phone, debating whether to text her, but finally decided it wasn’t the right time to bother her. He was about to turn off the lights when he heard a soft knock at the back door, the one that led to the storage room.He cautiously walked over and yanked the door open, freezing for a second before pulling her inside.“Noe...!”“Hi!” she exclaimed, throwing her arms around his neck. “I’m sorry I couldn’t come sooner!”Levi lifted her by the waist, breathing a sigh of relief as if the world around him

CHAPTER 326. A NAUGHTY GIRL. An Eye for an EyeThe scream that could have echoed through the entire house was muffled by Levi’s fist as it slammed into Axel Grimma’s face."I have to admit, I was... *astonished* when I found out you lived all alone in such a mansion," Levi laughed, pressing down on the ski pole that had pierced Axel’s foot. "I imagine this is to compensate, right? Because you must be lacking a lot of balls to blackmail a woman like Noémi.""W-What... what are you doing...? Are you crazy?!" Axel screamed in desperation as tears of pain welled up in his eyes."No, not crazy. I'm just very, very angry because you nearly killed my woman. And on top of that, you threatened to send me to jail and leave my son alone? How stupid are you?"Levi pulled the pole out with a furious gesture, then wielding it like a bat, struck directly at Axel’s leg. Axel screamed in desperation as he tried to move away, but as soon as he took the first step, a searing pain shot through his knee,

CHAPTER 328. A NAUGHTY GIRL. I did what I had to doThere were literally dozens of witnesses who testified that they had seen Levi that night, and the officers had no choice but to dismiss the charges and let him go. He walked out into the night, feeling relieved and grateful for everyone’s help, thanking them personally before heading home.He took a deep breath, letting the cool early morning air refresh him and clear all the fatigue from his mind. He started walking back home, strolling through the quiet streets of the small town.He was just climbing the porch steps when the door swung open, and Noémi leaped into his arms, hugging him tightly. Her face was bathed in the soft glow of dawn, and all the usual hardness she displayed was gone. Levi found her more beautiful than ever and felt a wave of emotion wash over him.Their mouths met in an urgent, needy kiss that gradually slowed down.“Noémi,” he whispered. “I’m so sorry. I never meant to scare you like that.”She looked into

CHAPTER 330. A NAUGHTY GIRL. Proposals and ProblemsHe had no right to be jealous, and he knew that. But it was pretty obvious that the Italian nerd would have kissed the ground she walked on. The guy controlled the largest digital bank in all of Europe, and it was clear he had a good friendship with Noémi, though it was even more obvious that he wanted much more.“Be careful, you might slip,” Levi whispered in Noémi’s ear as she smiled and turned toward him, her body pressed closely against his.“Oh really? And why’s that?”“Because you’ve left more drool in this room than a parade of snails,” he murmured, and Noémi couldn’t help but burst into laughter.“Jealous, Mr. Boss?” she teased.“Not at all. If there’s one thing I know about you, it’s that you’re with who you want to be with,” Levi replied, gently caressing her cheek. “And when you want to be with someone else, you will be, no question about it. So I’m not going to torture myself over nothing.”Noémi smiled at him like he wa